The recent publishing of a 4th century papyrus fragment where Jesus is purported to say He had a wife will continue to be vetted for months in the media. Christians must be informed and have a strong defense of the authority of the Word of God.

DID JESUS HAVE A WIFE?
Rev. 22:18-19
INTRODUCTION
A. HUMOR
1. In a church scriptorium, a group of old monks huddled over an ancient manuscript.
2. They are holy men devoted to God and studying the holy writings. Suddenly, the group begins to wail in unison over what they are reading.
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We are NOT called to defend THE faith, but rather to stand up for OUR faith.

Defenders of the Faith?
One of the most frequently misapplied verses in the Bible is I Peter 3:15-17. It is often taken out of context and used to prompt believers into being defenders of the faith! It says, “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give
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It is perhaps one of the greatest intellectual stumbling blocks in all of religious thought. As much as any soul would like to avoid the topic all together, sooner or later each person will be forced to grapple with the seemingly incongruous realties resulting from the simultaneous existence of
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This sermon outlines five ways in which Christians can present the Gospel message to unbelievers in a God-fearing manner.

ANSWERING THE SKEPTICS
So far we have answered some really difficult questions that are often posed by non-believers. First, how can God be just when he allows the innocent to suffer and second, is our faith blind. Today we are going to look at the third difficult question:
Question #3:
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My personal exploration into the existence of God. I've used this as my personal testimony, especially when confronted by atheists.

How can I know of the existence of God?
1. He satisifies my intellect.
God, as the Creator and Sovereign of the universe, is the only complete answer to all of life's questions.
A) Origin – how did I get here?
Atheists are still guessing, agnostics are unaware, but Christians'
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Story about someone who relied on another person’s word and
the person was wrong.
Turn with me to 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 “ALL SCRIPTURE IS
GOD-BREATHED AND IS USEFUL FOR TEACHING, REBUKING,
CORRECTING AND TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, SO THAT THE
MAN OF GOD MAY BE THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED FOR
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The culture uses logic to disprove God. Christians try to defend God using a worldly vision and experience and lose the discussion.

Something is wrong!
1 Peter 1:3-12
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that we were going to take a look at a few of the basic troubles with Christianity. We talked about how the culture believes that Christianity and religion in general are exclusive. The religion is the reason for a lack of
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In the field of apologetics, leadership is often taken by scholars in the discipline of philosophy as such academics are often inclined to point out the inconsistencies of various belief systems and the rational superiority of the Christian faith. While such efforts will always be at the forefront
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For anyone pursuing a degree in Apologetics that was given a dollar for every time they were asked "What is that, learning how to say you are sorry" upon answering the question of what it is that they study so many times, many would have financed a considerable portion of their academic pursuits.
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In an article on dope legalization appearing in the 2/28/95 edition of the Diamondback, one of the paper's columnists abandoned sound conservative principles for the drug-induced hallucinations of libertarianism.
While sounding wonderful and imminently logical on paper, many of these ideas
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Isn’t That Intolerant And Arrogant? How can Christians claim there is only “one mediator between God and man”?
- 1 Timothy 2:5.
- John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 John 5:11-12.
- Rabbi Schmuley Boteach: “I am absolutely against any religion that says that one faith is superior
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The next worldview examined by Geisler in "Christian Apologetics" is Theism. Theism is the belief that a transcendent God created the universe as a reality distinct from Himself but which He actively sustains through both a system of natural law which He created and through divine intervention at
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In Christian Apologetics or defending the faith, it is paramount for believers to know what they believe and why. Our faith in God leads us to believe and have faith in His word which in turn leads us to Jesus and our saving faith in him.

Christians Apologetics
When it comes to the word Christian this days I much prefer to use the terminology “Followers of Jesus” To be a Christian these days is almost like belonging to a club, or some right of passage that we all go through.
However to be a follower of Jesus declares a
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We are the prize that Jesus bought through his death and resurrection.

The Messiah’s Descendants
(Isaiah 53:7-12)
1. A billboard posted by an atheist group in Wisconsin this season advertised, “Nobody died for your sins.”
2. Dr. George Sweeting tells of an incident in the early 1920s when Communist leader Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to
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Throughout much of the modern era, one of the main slugfests with the draw of a Hulk Hogan and Rowdy Roddy Piper cage match of the 1980's has been the ongoing dispute between so-called science and religion Proponents of each side of the debate contend that their own viewpoint is the foundation
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